Spatial distribution and clustering of the proportion of disabled individuals by districts in Punjab

Disabilities are globally endemic and will increase with population ageing ubiquitous prevalence of noncommunicable diseases. The Pakistan Social Living Standards Measurement survey conducted in 2019-20 is the only district-level representative that provides proportion disabled individuals. used a standardized validated six-questions from ‘Washington Group Questions’ identify functional disabilities pertaining to difficulty domains sight, hearing, walking/climbing steps, remembering/ concentrating, self-care (washing/dressing), communicating/being understood. were more common men both urban rural areas districts. Continue...